CHAPTER 8

Virtualization and Containers

This chapter covers the following topics from Domain 8 of the CSA Guidance:

•   Major Virtualization Categories

•   Security of Compute Virtualization

•   Security of Network Virtualization

•   Security of Storage Virtualization

•   Container Components

•   Security of Containers and Related Components

Companies in every industry need to assume that a software revolution is coming.

—Marc Andreessen

Yes, the opening quote in this chapter is the same quote used in Chapter 7. I did this intentionally to highlight the fact that this chapter builds on the topic of the software revolution introduced in Chapter 7. It expands the discussion to address the security issues surrounding virtualization and the responsibility ...

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